Whip-socket



(No Model.)

P; JASNOWSKI. WHIP SOCKET.

Nb. 274,199. Patented Man-20,1883.

N. PETERS. PholoLflhogriphur. Washington a. c.

3 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PHILIP JASNOWSKI, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

WHIP-SOCKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 274,199, dated March 20, 188? Application filed August2,1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, PHILIP JASNOWSKI, of Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Whip-Holders and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and

exact description thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, which form a whip-holder which will not only perform the.

function required of such an implement, but which will also lock the whip in'the holder to prevent itsbeing stolen, when left, by any casual passer-by.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction, combination, and operation of the various parts, as more fully hGIBIHEtftBI described.

Figure l is a side elevation of my improved whip'holder, with one entire side removed to show the internal arrangement of parts. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the rear side or part of mydevice detached, and partially in section.

Fig.3 is a detached perspective of the removable plate. Fig.4. is a like view of my gravity dog. Fig. 5 is a cross-section on the line or w in'Fig. 1. r V

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, A represents the front part of my improved holder, which may be caster pressed into shape, as preferred. It is halfcircular in form from a to b, and from the latter-named point to the bottom it presents three sides of a rectangle, as shown in Fig. 5. Brepresents the other part of the shell, (the upper portion of which is broken off,) so castor pressed that when the parts are put together the part B will complete the cylinder from c'to b and form the fourth side of the rectangle. Near the mouth of the cylinder thus formed there is an annular and inwardlyprojecting rib, 0, as shown, whereby the interior diameter of the cylinder at that pointis so contracted that it will not admit the pas sage of the butt-end of the whip, except as hereinafter described. The part B is pivotally secured to the part A at d by means of screws or rivets, in such a manner as to allow the part B to swing freely. The part B is provided with a lug, 0, upon its outer face, and through this lug is a hole, f. Within the cham her 0 in the rectangular part of the device there is secured at ya spring, h, the lower end of whichimpinges against theinner faceof the part B, near the bottom thereof. A "gravitydog, D, is pivotally secured near the bottom of the chamber (3, and between the walls thereof, and so arranged that when left free to do so it will drop to the bottom of the chamber and allowits free end to rest against the lower end of the spring and prevent the same from being forced inward, which latterisa necessity when it is desired to withdraw the whip from the holder.

E is a plate, upon the inner face of which is the curved faced stud i,and the plate is also provided with a slot, 7:, designed to engagewith the lug e, when in place, and to hold it in engagement with suchstud a rubber button should be inserted in the hole, with rounded ends projecting a little beyond the sides of the lug, sufficiently far to hold the plate when the latter is engaged, but not sufficiently far to prevent such engagement from being easily accomplished; or, if preferred, for the log and button, a turn-buckle may be employed for the purpose. The bottom of this device may be screws may be employed to fasten it to the vehicle; or any other and convenient means may be employed for the purpose.

In practice the device as shown in Fig. 1 is ready for use. The butt of the whip is presented within the mouth and. forced downward. This movement causes the compression of the spring, which allows the upper part of the part B to fall away radially from the part A sufficiently far to allow the buttof the whip to fully enter the cylinder and rest against the faceof the spring. To remove the whip the operator presses with his foot againstthe plate E, which forces the stud 7;. to lift the freeend of the dog D and compresses the spring, so that the parts A and B will take the same position relative to each other as when the whip was being inserted. If the-occupant of the provided with flanges or lugs, through which What I claim as inyinvention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent. is-

The whip-socket descrihed,c0inposed of two parts hinged together, and having a gravity- (log, a spring, and a removable plate for releasing the dog or looking-the socket when said plate is removed, as specified.

' PHILIP JASNOWSKI.

plate E and carries it with him, leaving the whip securely locked in the holder, for it is evident that unless the free end of the dog he lifted the partsAand Bcannot he forced apart; hence there is no danger of the whip being stolen in the absence of the occupant of the vehicle to which the holder is attached. When vehicle desires to leave it, hedisengages the he returns he re-engages the plate, and only Witnesses: through pressure upon it can he remove his H. S. SPRAGUE, whip. T. SHERMAN. 

